Welcome to Wellingborough & District U3A
Welcome to the Wellingborough U3A website.
If you would like to join us please email our Membership Secretary using "membership" or text or call on 07842 692499.
For more information just browse the site by clicking on one of the above tabs.
Before you can join any of the groups you must be a member of the Wellingborough U3A, our annual membership fee is currently £15
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The strap line of the U3A is LEARN, LAUGH, LIVE.
We are an organisation for people who are no longer in full-time employment. Membership relates to a period in one’s life (the Third Age) that follows the Second Age of full-time employment and/or parental responsibility. (The First Age is childhood). Anybody in their Third Age can join. There is no lower age limit for membership.
The aim of the U3A is to provide educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment. The local U3As across Britain are run entirely by the members on a voluntary basis. They provide opportunities for their members to share experiences through a wide range of interest groups. In each U3A these groups arise in accordance with the wishes of the members and depend on the skills and talents available within that U3A. For some thoughts from our members on the benefits of membership, see the short video at the bottom of the page.
Throughout the UK, many different interest groups are supported. These can range from the purely educational (e.g. Philosophy), through cultural (e.g. Art Appreciation), practical (e.g. Crafts), physical (e.g. Walking) to purely social (e.g. Scrabble).
Those groups falling into the educational category adhere to the aim of LEARNING FOR PLEASURE.
There are NO assessments or qualifications to be gained.
Wellingborough U3A was formed in 2004 and has gone from strength to strength with an ever-increasing membership, over 600 at this time with approximately 75 diverse interest groups and new groups are always welcome.
We have a meeting every month of the year, some social events but mainly guest speakers. This gives members a chance to get together with other members, although during lockdown we have had to adapt to meeting by Zoom.
If you are interested in joining our U3A please contact our membership secretary email, membership and please add your email, your phone number and your address. This will enable us to deal with your application more quickly so you can join a great organisation. Please ensure you type your email address correctly.
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MEMBERS
Below is a photo of our new membership card, there is still some confusion about the card and membership renewal. So to clarify the position - this card is not normally replaced each year, this is your card to keep as long as you are a member of the Wellingborough U3A. It has your name on it so you can wear it, if you want, so that people know who you are. For this year, 2021, as we have a new design for the card we will issue all members with a new card.
Click on the image to enlarge it.
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Your Newsletter (In Touch) can be viewed by members from the link on the side bar on the News page.
To do this you need Adobe Reader.
This can be downloaded from : www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/pdf-reader.html
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Members on Membership